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As a boy, all Ted Williams wanted was to be the best hitter there ever was. Through his storied tenure with the Red Sox, he pretty much got his wish. He not only hit, he knew how to hit; there was no keener, more devoted, more articulate student of the art. The Science of Hitting is his comprehensive book of wisdom and anecdote, a baseball bible that offers clear, concise, well-illustrated, fundamental information on how to hit a baseball and, just as important, how to think about hitting a baseball. Williams's first commandment is "Get a good pitch to hit," and, in one of baseball's most dramatic teaching tools--a photograph that divides his strike zone into 77 baseballs, seven wide by 11 high--Williams projects what he would hit at each pitch location, from .230 on the low-outside strike to .400 in what he called his "happy zone," the heart of the plate belt high. In 1941, that happy zone was obviously ecstatic; Williams hit .406 that year, the last to break the magic .400 barrier.

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Wade BoggsAmerican League batting championA major influence on my basic hitting skills through my formative years and a must for learning and knowing the strike zone.

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HITTING A baseball-I've said it a thousand times-is the single most difficult thing to do in sport. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fast ball, proper thinking, bad pitches, breaking ball, good hitter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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